SQIFF

Party feat FRAN.K & guests
2020-10-16 20:30 UTC
This year SQIFF X Vogue Scotland’s party features a performance by Vogue Scotland member FRAN.K alongside;
PURINA ALPHA
DAVID RONAN
SEQUOIA BARNES
MELE BROOMES
This live 3 hour virtual club is a collision of bodies on the dance floor in a rotating duet, mimicking our fleeting interactions in the club. Featuring four guest dancers, FRAN.K takes us on a journey through a three and a half hour soundtrack from DJ RyanAir broadcast on Zoom.
Participant videos will be set to off and mics muted on entry, so you can watch from the zoom or opt to turn on your camera to join the dance-floor. You can also join us in the chatroom, and once you’ve entered feel free to come and go through the night! Chatroom will be facilitated by our virtual host NUSSATARI.
Live Stream filmed by Daniel Hughes.
Lighting Design – Jazz Hutsby
Sound Mixing – Simon Howard / DJ RyanAir
Outfit Design Cover Image/ Pop /Techno – Asia Apolonia Przytarska
Content warning: The performance includes flashing lights and explicit language
House Rules: We are a club space that does not condone any discrimination of any kind. Anyone displaying such behaviour will be ejected. If you feel uncomfortable at any time please message in the chat to reach our security staff.
Tickets are free. To book, click the button below and you will receive a Zoom link for the event. When you enter the Zoom waiting room, please open the chat so we can say hello before you join the event.

ACCESS
The event will be captioned.
We have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020, please contact info@sqiff.org.

Workshop: Documentary Filmmaking with Lana Lin SOLD OUT
2020-10-17 16:00 - 18:15
**Please note this event is now sold out.**
Join us for a workshop in collaboration with Scottish Documentary Institute with Lana Lin, a filmmaker, artist, and writer whose creative practice concerns embodied vulnerabilities. Lana’s most recent film The Cancer Journals Revisited is a brave feature prompting the question of what it means to re-visit and re-vision Black lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde’s classic 1980 memoir of her breast cancer experience today.
The workshop will be broken down into two one-hour sessions. In the first hour Lana will give an overview of her practice, particularly focussing on ethics of documentary filmmaking. For the second half of the session, Lana will workshop a couple of selected projects from submissions. Attendees are welcome to join with or without a film project in the making.

Tickets are free. To book, click the button below. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand.

ACCESS
This workshop has an age recommendation of 18+.
BSL interpretation and live captioning are provided for the workshop.
The workshop is 2 hours long with a 15 minute break in the middle.
We have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020, please contact info@sqiff.org.

Call & Response: Reading and Writing for the Future
2020-10-18 14:00 - 16:00
A workshop and reading group led by Martha Williams. The discussion and activities will be based around one or more of the texts selected for the Many Black Moons Ago, To Go programme. Texts will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
The workshop is for Black people only.
Martha Adonai Williams is a writer, facilitator, and community organiser. She is a coordinator for the Black Feminist Bookshop and runs the Black womxn/non-binary writing space, Call+Response.

Free event. To book, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand.

ACCESS
The event has an age recommendation of 18+.
BSL interpretation, live captioning, and live audio description provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival.
The workshop is 2 hours long with a comfort break in the middle.
We have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020, please contact info@sqiff.org.

Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
2021-02-03 - 2021-02-18
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America is a feature-length documentary revealing the untold stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers who have fled intense persecution from their home countries and who are resettling in the United States. As leadership in America continues to demonize immigrants and drastically restrict the flow of refugees and asylum seekers into the U.S., Unsettled follows Subhi, a gay Syrian refugee, Cheyenne and Mari, a lesbian couple from Angola, and Junior, a gender non-conforming gay man from the Congo, struggling to create new lives for themselves.
Click here to rent Unsettled on our Vimeo on Demand channel up until 17 February. You can rent the film on our pay what you can sliding scale of free to £8. Please note the film is only available to rent within the UK.
We are holding two free online events to discuss the themes of the film and the situation for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the UK on 4 and 11 February. To book for our discussion 7-8pm on Thursday 11 February with Leni Candan from UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group and Solomon Adebayo LGBT Unity Scotland responding to the film, click the button below. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day.

Presented in partnership with LGBT Unity Scotland, a community-led group providing essential support to LGBTQIA+ refugees, asylum seekers, and other migrants, and Scottish Borders LGBT Equality for LGBT History Month. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

ACCESS
The film and events have an age recommendation of N/C 12+.
The film has English audio with English language captions. Live captioning provided for online discussions.
The film has quite a lot of dialogue and voiceover, all English language, and mostly bright images.
The film is 84 minutes long. Each discussion event is 1 hour long.
Content notes: Discussion and depiction of homophobic violence, honour-based violence, trauma, emotional distress, and substance abuse.

If you have any questions about accessibility for the film and events, please contact info@sqiff.org.
Film rental price

Rental of the film on our Vimeo on Demand is on a sliding scale of FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.

Sanctuary shorts in association with SQIFF + Q+A
2021-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
This community-curated programme* explores the acceptance of identity, self, and of the world around us, while highlighting the universal experience of being queer–with a special focus on being lesbian. The films’ instinctive narratives show the lows of being ‘othered’, and the highs of finding a safe space within that, no matter what age, country, or time period. Join us for powerfully diverse stories, told with heart, honesty, and a perfect amount of humour. You’ll leave the event with a new community of queer film-lovers: your very own sanctuary.
*Back in July, Sanctuary collaborated with SQIFF producer and co-founder Helen Wright to offer 2 online workshops for LGBTQIA+ people, aged 18+, to learn about film programming. Participants worked together to watch a selection of queer short films and make decisions about a final shorts programme. Thanks to Ewan McPherson, Kate Hammer, Liam Rees, JD Stewart, Merik Tiz, Ben Cave, Beth Cooper, Jonathan McLean, Vee Smith and Sand Owsnett.
This is a free event. Book tickets using the button below.

ACCESS
We’ll be using Zoom Webinar for this screening event and Q&A. Audience members will be able to interact with the discussion through the chat function. Once you book a ticket you’ll be sent a link to access the event, 24 hours before the event starts.
The films are in a mixture of spoken languages with English language captions and the Q&A will have live captions and BSL-English interpretation available. The event is suitable for ages 16+. If you have any questions or access requests for this event, please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org.
The total films running time is 1 hour 25 minutes.
This film and discussion may include reference to: mental health breakdown, homophobia, transphobia, alcohol or substance addiction. We appreciate this list is not comprehensive and encourage you to confidentially get in touch if there is a particular subject matter not listed you wish to avoid: hello@sanctuaryqueerarts.com.
PROGRAMME
The Way We Are (16m)
Dir: Amanda Ann-Min Wong, Country: Canada, Year: 2020, Language/s:
English
“The Way We Are” shares excerpts of stories from audio interviews with 4 queer Asian women: Katherine Chun, Wenda Li, Tamai Kobayashi, and Nancy Seto. Told in the present-tense, these stories are arranged in a way that explores the past as the present, and in doing so, immersing viewers into the real-lived experiences from a different generation.

A Story of Wedding (27m)
Dir: Wei Zhao, Country: France, Year: 2021, Language/s: Mandarin
To satisfy their families, Huanlin, a gay man, and Ziqiao, a lesbian, have agreed to have a marriage of convenience, which will be held online due to the pandemic. In addition, they have also agreed to have and raise a baby together. However, this decision is changing their lives before they know it.

Fora de Época | Out of Place (13m)
Dir: Drica Czech, Laís Catalano Aranha, Country: Brazil, Year: 2020,
Language/s: Portuguese
2018: Brazil’s general election. Emotionally shaken by the possibility of Bolsonaro being elected, a young lesbian takes refuge in her family’s farm. As she tries to understand why her mother spent the last days of her life alone in the old house, she is faced with revelations about her own story.

Subjekträume (Subject Spaces) (29m) Dir: Kat Voss, Country: Germany, Year: 2020, Language/s: German
Leather, metal, fur: Pelze Multimedia, West Berlin 1981-1996, provided a space for art, musix, sex parties, experiments. A glimpse into an almost forgotten site of lesbian/queer history.

SQIFF 2021 Access Information Session
2021-10-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
Before this year’s in person festival starts on Wednesday 6 October, we’re holding a session for people to find out more about how to come along and access support.
Join our Access & Engagement Coordinators Charlotte and Kiana at an online session on Zoom to find out more about the festival and ask any questions you have.
BSL-English interpretation and live captioning will be available at the session. If you have any other access requirements to attend, please email info@sqiff.org.
The session is free and open to all. Book a ticket below to receive the Zoom link, which will be sent out one day before.

SQIFF 2021 takes place 6-10 October in person at CCA in Glasgow. Click here for Accessibility information including accessible versions of the brochure. You can also email info@sqiff.org to ask a question or get individual support to come along to the festival.

Workshop: Identity & Documentary with Scottish Documentary Institute
2021-10-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Join us to explore the notion of identity through the medium of short documentary, with guest filmmakers working in animation, broadcast, and creative documentary.
Organised in partnership with Scottish Documentary Institute, this workshop is aimed at emerging filmmakers and artists who are developing projects around identity and are keen to get inspired in an informal, collaborative, and safe environment. Participants will be invited to submit their own short documentary project for feedback if they would like to.
We are delighted that documentary filmmakers Inma de Reyes and Steven Fraser will discuss their work during this session.
Application to this event is FREE. To apply, click the button below.

ACCESS
Ages 16+.
BSL interpretation by Katy Smillie and Chloe Elder and live captioning provided.
120 minutes long.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel and internet data top-up costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2021, please contact info@sqiff.org.

Inma de Reyes
Inma is a queer Spanish filmmaker based in Edinburgh, where she graduated in Film Directing. Her debut documentary short ‘To Be a Torero’ premiered in Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2018 and she is currently developing its feature version, ‘El Niño y el Traje de Luces / The Boy and the Suit of Lights’, co-produced with Aconite Productions (UK) and Rustic Canyon (USA) and due to premiere in 2022. She also recently directed a mid length documentary, ‘Isabel’s Independence’, commissioned by BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland. Inma is a Chicken & Egg Pictures grantee and her work has featured in The Skinny, MUBI and Screenskills.
Steven Fraser
Steven is an animator, artist and writer who creates short films, comics, zines, performances and installations. Steven makes inventive use of animation, illustration, puppetry and kinetic art to present unique and interesting stories. Steven identifies as queer and autistic and his animation and performance work has been screened and staged at many international film and arts festivals.
Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI)
Established in 2004 to nurture documentary filmmakers and audiences in Scotland and beyond, SDI specialises in documentary training, production and distribution, supporting filmmakers through its diverse programme of international activities and high quality training programmes.
SDI has produced over a hundred and fifty films, screening in eighty countries worldwide, garnering international recognition as being at the cutting edge of the documentary sector. Bridging art and industry, SDI is committed to supporting authored films driven by content and emotional experience.
Click here to find out more about Scottish Documentary Institute.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2023-07-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together?
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.
We got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover, during one of the sessions later this year, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films.
Session (1/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2023-08-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together?
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.
We got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover, during one of the sessions later this year, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films.
Session (2/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2023-09-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together?
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.
We got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover, during one of the sessions later this year, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films.
Session (3/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2023-09-30 16:30 - 18:30 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together?
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.

For this session, L.I.P.S. (Lesbians in Peer Support), a youth group that Glasgow Women’s Library ran from 2000 to 2006 will join us to screen ‘Dykes in the City’, a trilogy of three short films produced in collaboration with GMAC in 2001. The event will include a panel discussion with the filmmakers.

The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.
We got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover, during one of the sessions later this year, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films.
Session (4/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org if you have any access requirements to attend this session.
This screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+.
15 minutes long with Q&A after the screening.
English audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation and live captioning provided.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel. If you would like to take this up, please visit the access desk at the entrance of the CCA, or contact info@sqiff.org.
You can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2023 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2023, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
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SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2023-11-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker wondering how to access funding and training opportunities? Are you looking for community with other queer filmmakers?
The Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative bringing local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. This session has been set up in partnership with Short Circuit, who will be screening Living With It, an animation short developed as part of their Sharp Shorts funding scheme. The event will include a Q&A with talent executive Miriam Newman and Holly Summerson, the director of Living With It.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.

Session (5/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2023-12-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker who needs funding for their upcoming film project? Are you looking for community with other queer filmmakers?
The Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative bringing local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We are seeking ideas for short films of up to 15 minutes that can be completed by the 1st of June 2024. Come tell us about your idea during this pitching session for the chance of receiving £500 from SQIFF to support the production of your film. Email us at info@sqiff.org before 5pm on the 8th of December to register pitch interest. We will only consider pitches done in person.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.
Session (6/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-01-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? Have you ever wanted to test your skills by participating in a 48h film?
A 48h film is a film planned, filmed and developed in under 48 hours – a perfect test of your creativity and a great opportunity to connect with fellow filmmakers. During this month’s session, we will be setting up groups and guidelines for SQIFF’s 48h film project. The themes, required elements and time frames for the project will be discussed in person. You will afterwards be sent out to produce your films. All films developed as part of the project will be screened at a later Queer Filmmakers Group session.
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.
Session (7/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks will be available for this event.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-02-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? Do you enjoy talking about filmmaking and would like to see what queer filmmakers in Scotland have been up to?
During our last session, we sent members out with guidelines to plan, film and develop short films in under 48 hours. During this month’s session, we will be screening these shorts and discussing the specifics of making films in the space of a weekend. Come join us to watch horror, sci-fi and explorations of queer temporalities!
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along.
Session (8/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-03-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Are you a queer filmmaker and have a script you’d like feedback on? Do you enjoy talking about script writing or would like to learn more about it? Are you a queer actor looking for local film projects to take part in?
Come join us for the Queer Filmmakers Group script writing session. If you can, please print out and bring a maximum of 5 pages from a script you’ve written. Alternatively, you can also bring 5 script pages from a film or TV show you really enjoy. We will be dissecting and discussing scripts and chatting about script brainstorming, outlines, drafts, formatting…
During this session, we will also have a check-in with the awardees from our Short Film Pitch session back in December, who will be giving us a progress update on their projects.
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting, prop making, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along.
Session (9/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks will be available at this event.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-04-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Is your queer film production in need of filmmaking equipment? Are you a queer scriptwriter curious to learn about lightning, exposure and white balance? Or are you otherwise a queer artist seeking film related learning opportunities?
For this month’s Queer Filmmakers Group, we have partnered up with No Drama, an independent rental house specialising in the hire of digital cameras, lenses and more. A No Drama team member will come through on Saturday to deliver a session on camera specifics, their rental catalogue and booking procedures. They will bring some of their equipment along too.
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We aim to grow the group to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting, prop making, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along.
Session (10/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-05-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Ever watched a film festival trailer and thought “I bet that’s fun to make”? You’d be right and now’s your chance to join in the fun!
This month’s Queer Filmmakers Group will include a walk down memory lane with a screening of previous SQIFF festival trailers and a discussion about trailer making. Part of the session will be oriented towards developing the SQIFF24 trailer together, so come help us plan the production of the one-minute film that will open SQIFF events this autumn!
Screening running time: 8 minutes.
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We aim to grow the group to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting, prop making, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along.
Session (11/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks are available for this event.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-06-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Welcome to the 12th session of SQIFF’s Queer Filmmakers Group. What a year it has been!
We’d like you to join us for a screening of the brand new, member-made, SQIFF24 trailer and for a discussion about the festival circuit. We will also reflect about these last 12 months of holding this collaborative space, what we’ve enjoyed and what we’d like to do next!
Screening running time: 1 minute.
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We aim to grow the group to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting, prop making, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along.
Session (12/12)
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks are available for this event.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-07-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Our July session has been developed in partnership with the Scottish Documentary Institute.
During this session, we will screen Big Moves, a short film directed by Glasgow based, queer working-class filmmaker Sarah Grant: “After a lifetime of being told that she, as a fat person, could not dance (and believing it), Glasgow filmmaker Sarah Grant was very surprised to learn when doing dance classes over zoom in the pandemic (with the camera off, of course), that this was a big fat lie.”
Screening time: 14 minutes
Big Moves was developed through SDI’s Bridging the Gap programme, which will be opening a call out for applications soon. Come along as we watch the film and then hold conversation space with Alexandra Colta, SDI’s head of Talent Development & Distribution.
SDI nurtures filmmakers and supports author-driven, compelling, thought-provoking documentaries for the big screen. One of their programmes, Bridging the Gap, offers development training, a cash budget, and one year of international festival distribution to emerging filmmakers based in Scotland and Northern Ireland. They also provide year-round tailored consultancies, workshops, masterclasses and so much more.
This is a great opportunity to understand the processes in applying for support from SDI for any short documentary films you are hoping to develop and learn more about their catalogue of opportunities.
About the group
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting, prop making, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along.
Join a very friendly and supportive cohort of queer artists in Scotland making films!

This session is delivered thanks to support from See Me Scotland, No Drama, Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance.
Tickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE, £2, £4, £6, £8, £10, or £12. To book, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900.

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
FFP2 masks are available for this event. We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

Filming our World: Rewilding BSL & Queer Ecologies (Filmmaking Workshop)
2024-07-27 10:00 - 18:30 | The Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, EDINBURGH, EH16 5AB, United Kingdom
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Please note: This event is for participants who identify as Deaf
How can we celebrate wildness within intertwined, intersecting struggles? Join us for a 1-day friendly, interactive filmmaking workshop exploring the intersections between Deafness, queer ecologies and climate justice. No prior filmmaking experience needed!
Part 1: Rewilding BSL
The day will begin with a session with Dr Audrey Cameron (University of Edinburgh) and Gary Quinn(Heriot Watt University) exploring the Scottish Sensory Centre’s ‘Rewilding BSL’ project.
You will discover some of the 400+ brand-new British Sign Language signs for climate and environment-related terms, through which climate action and environmental
discussions will be made more accessible for Deaf people.
Part 2: Practical Filmmaking Workshop
The ‘Rewilding BSL’ session will be followed by an outdoor filmmaking workshop in the garden at Edinburgh’s Salisbury Centre, led by two Deaf filmmakers, Klarissa Webster & Will Clark, which will respond to the ‘Rewilding BSL’ project.
This workshop will explore our natural surroundings through lenses of Deafness and Queerness, and build skills and knowledge around accessible, low-budget filmmaking and editing methods. The films created will be screened as part of a showcase during Edinburgh Deaf Festival 2024!
This workshop is designed to equip you with the skills to make films with equipment you already have. If you have a DSLR / mirrorless camera, please bring it – otherwise, please bring your mobile phone as we will be using the camera on that!
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here.

ACCESS

BSL / English interpreters: Yvonne Strain & Lisa Stapleton
The Salisbury Centre is wheelchair accessible (please see here for more detailed access information about the venue)
The workshop is a full day but we will factor in plenty of breaks, and lunch will be provided
Beanbags / cushions will be available

Please contact daisy@takeoneaction.org.uk if you have any questions about access for this event.

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SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
2024-08-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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Do you have information about free, open source editing software? Perhaps you know of an incredibly helpful way of memorising scripts? Or maybe you use a particular template to develop film ideas?
Come share with your peers in this Queer Filmmakers Group session!
The August session will be very member focused. We will collectively discuss advice we have picked along the way and different techniques used to make the filmmaking process less tiresome.
This is also a great opportunity to discuss any ongoing projects you need support with. Sharing with the group might get an audio designer interested in helping out with the foley you’re struggling with or get people to review a script you’ve been working on.

About the group
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting, prop making, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along.
Join a very friendly and supportive cohort of queer artists in Scotland making films!

This session is delivered thanks to support from See Me Scotland, No Drama, Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance, Transmission.
Tickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE, £2, £4, £6, £8, £10, or £12. To book, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900.

Accessibility:
BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
Relaxed event.
Wheelchair Access.
We have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up, please contact info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks are available for this event.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

Donate:
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Filming Our World: Queer Ecologies and Rewilding BSL (Showcase)
2024-08-13 13:00 - 15:30 | Deaf Action, Deaf Action - GEIKIE SUITE - 49 Albany St, EDINBURGH, EH1 3QY, United Kingdom
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What does it mean for our world to be truly ‘ours’? Join Take One Action, SQIFF and Edinburgh Deaf Festival for a special lunchtime showcase of short films by emerging deaf filmmakers created in response to the Scottish Sensory Centre’s ‘Rewilding BSL’ project.
Exploring the intersections between Deafness, queer ecologies and climate justice, this short film programme celebrates the power in our collectivity, and how we can centre wildness in our intertwined struggles.
Featuring food and informal networking as an opportunity to meet other folk interested in climate storytelling on film.
Tickets are FREE (optional £5 or £10 donation). To book, click here.

ACCESSIBLITY
This screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+.
Screening with introduction and Q&A.
English and British Sing Language with English language descriptive subtitles. BSL-English interpretation provided. Induction Loop available.
If you have any questions about accessibility at for this event, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.
We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case.

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Making Masculinities with Take One Action and Pillow Talk Scotland - SOLD OUT
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:30 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
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**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening.**

A compelling evening of short films exploring the complexities of masculinity today – from harm to love.

What does it mean to be masculine today? Young men face increasing pressures, grappling with toxic stereotypes and the “loneliness epidemic,” often feeling isolated and inadequate. Data shows that young men are veering to the right globally, underscoring the urgent need to address these issues. However, masculinity is far more fluid and diverse than commonly portrayed, and we invite audiences to reflect on these nuances through a broader, more intersectional lens.

Featuring short films from Glasgow artist Trackie McLeod, filmmakers Miles Warren and Campbell X, director and writer Daniel Bailey and others, Making Masculinities takes us on a journey through masculinity’s many facets.

The event encourages attendees to participate as men or people who identify in some way with masculinity, to bring friends with them, and to bring the men in their lives. Together we’ll have meaningful conversations about male identity’s positive and negative aspects. Hosted by Take One Action, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, and Pillow Talk Scotland, the screening will take place on 22nd November, shortly after International Men’s Day and just ahead of this year’s 16 Days of Activism. This event provides an opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and promote a healthier understanding of masculinity today.

Curated by Iris Pase, Rachel Hamada, and Zeo Fawcett, with support from Indigo Korres.

Tickets are FREE. To book, click here and you’ll be redirected to the Take One Action website.

Understanding Masculinity Trackie McLeod, 2018, UK, 5 minutes
​Trackie McLeod is a Scottish artist based in Glasgow. Best known for his text-based work, Trackie recontextualises our relationship with everyday colloquialisms. His punchy take on sculpture, textiles and print mixed with his love of Scottish patter creates a visual best described as ‘one part tongue-in-cheek, an ounce of sarcasm and a pint of Tennent’s Lager’. Here, in an early piece of his work, he explores experiences of masculinity.

I Love Hooligans Jan-Dirk Bouw, 2013, Netherlands, 13 minutes
In this animated short, a football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However, being gay, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him.

Father and Son Mitchell Lazar, 2018, US, 7 minutes
An up and coming writer competes against his father for a prestigious book award. This portrait of male insecurity and psychological cruelty shows that violence doesn’t have to be physical to maim – but who will triumph?

Des!re Campbell X, 2017, UK, 9 minutes Trailer
DES!RE is an experimental film exploring desire for transmasc, transmen, butch, stud, aggressives, masculine of centre (MOC) people assigned female at birth. Stunning black and white images drift across the screen while transmen, femme women and butch and MOC people speak about the complexity of their desire.

Bruiser Miles Warren, 2022, USA, 10 minutes
After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood. Inspired by Worldstar fight videos, this Sundance and SXSW selected short film interrogates the emotional fallout of macho violence, and inspired a later feature debut by the director.

Soft Bwoi Daniel Bailey, 2022, UK, 5 minutes
In yardie culture, “yuh too soft” can mark you from childhood, the equivocation of gentleness and sensitivity with weakness and irrelevance. This ensemble production refuses such sentiment and Babylon itself, using folklore and imagery from Caribbean carnival culture and queerness to redefine this misconception. The concealment of emotion, embracing norms, and the repression of femininity are no longer signs of power and strength. Instead, it is in seeking the divine feminine, deep connections with one another and the rejection of toxicity that will unite Black men to find better ways to survive in this harsh but limitless world. Yes lawd!

You Can’t Always Get What You Want But You Can Get Me Samira Elagoz/Z Walsh, 2023, Canada, 13 minutes
A unique slideshow documenting two longhaired trans men falling in love. Over the course of one year, the artist couple gathered photographs from real-life events such as their first kiss, meeting each other’s parents, long distance thirst traps, a beach wedding, and top surgery. A sweet and steamy celebration of T4T love with life and art all tangled up.

La Vita Semplice Lucas Tielke, 2022, Italy, 3 minutes
Pedro and Flavio live a simple and beautiful life together, filled to the brim with love, away from the distractions of the outside world. For the past 30 years, they have poured their heart and soul into their scenic property situated in the rolling hills of Bologna. The instant you meet them their commitment to “The Beautiful Life” becomes apparent.

BEYOND THE SCREEN: Following the films, a panel and interactive audience discussion will further explore the themes presented. The discussion will be hosted by Zeo Fawcett, and will feature actor, writer and storyteller Adam Kashmiry and Isaac Hoff from the University of Glasgow. We’ll also be asking the audience to share their experiences, good and bad, of masculinity and your ideas about what positive masculinity looks like.
Adam Kashmiry is a neurodivergent Egyptian-born and Glasgow-raised performer, storyteller, experimental mover and writer, and queer activist. Some of the projects Adam has worked on include autobiographical BAFTA-winning film Adam; As You Like It with Northern Broadsides; Tako Taal’s After Kinte; Where Are You From? at the Children’s Festival; Everyman and Who I am now? from Bombito Productions; Walter Sholto Douglas; and the exhibition The Untold Stories of People Who Shaped Scotland.
Isaac Hoff is a lecturer in media and sociology at the University of Glasgow with interests in masculinities, youth, culture and class. He has written about masculinities, transitions to adulthood and leisure. He completed his PhD at the University of Leicester’s research institute for cultural and media economies in 2021 and has been at Glasgow since September 2022.

Accessibility:

BSL-English interpretation for introduction and discussions.
English Descriptive Subtitles.
Wheelchair Access.
Content Notes:

I Love Hooligans: Depictions of physical violence, homophobia, strobing lights.
Bruiser: Depictions of physical violence
You Can’t Always Get What You Want But You Can Get Me: Discussion of surgery, sex, genitalia. Depiction of nudity, sex, bodily fluids, hospitalisation, surgical drains, needles, blood, stitches, fresh top surgery scars, pain medication, scabbing wounds.

If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

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Image Credit: La Vita Semplice (2022, Dir Lukas Tielke)

Fantasy Field Recording with Nat Lall
2025-02-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Project Space 2, 2nd floor, Assembly Building/GSA Students' Association, 20 Scott Street, Glasgow, G3 6RJ, United Kingdom
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Expect an intro to Foley, Spatial Audio and my own concept of ‘IRL field recording’.
Foley lets you create a range of textural sound effects to add into films. Spatial Audio lets you create a physical space with your recordings. It lets your audience transport to vast otherworldly dimensions… without you having to leave the comfort of your home or studio.
IRL Field Recording is a concept. I coined during my BA in Sound Arts. The soundscapes are dreamed up and carefully devised. The name represents my skeptical views towards the ‘facts’ of science, reality, and notably gender. Who constructed these ‘facts’ anyway? Is everything not sci-fi to an extent?
Facilitated by Nat Lall.
Venue: Project Space 2, 2nd floor, Assembly Building/GSA Students’ Association, 20 Scott Street.
Presented in partnership with GSA Students’ Association.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here and you’ll be redirected to the GSA Students’ Association website.

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Image Credit: Tiu Makkonen

D.I.Why? (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
2025-03-02 14:00 - 18:00 | Transmission Gallery, 28 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, United Kingdom
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Are you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films?
SQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery.
Nat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE.
Each workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about!

Information on this session (1/4):
In our first session together we are going to look into why DIY(Do It Yourself) filmmaking is such a fun and accessible way to make film. What if we used our limitations as a starting point for our creativity? That’s what I did!
We’re going to play around with cheap, camp objects from our homes and pound shops. I personally love the look of cheap bits of tatt, they tend to be colourful, childish and inventive. They’re often not fit for purpose and how/why they could actually be used gets my creative juices flowing. We are going to use these objects as a starting point for our narratives. We will imagine new worlds from these precious, and cost-friendly wonders.
With a bit of observation, free-writing and plenty of imagination… we will think up conceptual bases for our films. We’ll do a bit of improvised narration as we ponder on our objects. And by the end of the session, each filmmaker will have a some clips about a fantastical world in which these objects exist.
PS. No equipment, or prior filmmaking knowledge is necessary. Everything will be shot on our phone cameras. If you do not have one to use, please be in touch and we will organise a camera for you to borrow. Also, be in touch if you have any access needs.

Tickets are FREE. To book a spot, click here.

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.
Snacks and Drinks will be provided.
Quiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.
Audience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.
Face Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.
Support Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.
The SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.

If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

Supported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

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Acting is just me hanging out with my friends (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
2025-03-09 14:00 - 18:00 | Transmission Gallery, 28 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, United Kingdom
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Are you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films?
SQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery.
Nat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE.
Each workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about!

Information on this session (2/4):
Don’t have the time or money or energy to write a script and cast actors? Don’t worry… just have a fun silly day with your pals and film it. Once again, that’s what I did.
We’ll chat about filming dialogue on the fly, making filming your friends into a fun hang out instead of a job, and ways to repay your pals in other ways than money.
I’ll be honest with you, you’re probably not going to earn loadsa cash from your DIY films, you could, but it’s unlikely. So make it fun and worth your time. Be honest, and kind, to yourself about it. I struggle with the awkwardness of asking for favours too, but maybe your pals/community actually love you..? Or if not at least maybe you could return the favour.
We’ll hang out together as a group, we’ll have tea and chat, and then we’ll devise rough ideas for acting in each others’ films. Then we’ll record our footage and help each other out. It won’t be too planned, it won’t be scripted, but it will be fun.
PS. No equipment, or prior filmmaking knowledge is necessary. Everything will be shot on our phone cameras. If you do not have one to use, please be in touch and we will organise a camera for you to borrow. Also, be in touch if you have any access needs.

Tickets are FREE. To book a spot, click here.

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.
Snacks and Drinks will be provided.
Quiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.
Audience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.
Face Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.
Support Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.
The SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.

If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

Supported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

Donate:
Donate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨

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Fantasy Field Recording (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
2025-03-15 14:00 - 18:00 | Transmission Gallery, 28 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, United Kingdom
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Are you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films?
SQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery.
Nat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE.
Each workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about!

Information on this session (3/4):
We’re going to get creative and make immersive, otherworldly soundscapes, from the comfort of the gallery space. Expect an intro to Foley, Spatial Audio and my own concept of ‘IRL field recording’.
Foley lets you create a range of textural sound effects to add into films. You can create big, gory, explosive, slimy sounds simply with some everyday items and a microphone.
Spatial Audio lets you create a physical space with your recordings. Rather than flat mono sounds, you can place your sounds left or right, up or down and forwards or back. It lets your audience transport to vast otherworldly dimensions… without you having to leave the comfort of your home or studio.
IRL Field Recording is a concept I coined during my BA in Sound Arts. The soundscapes are not at all recorded ‘In Real Life’, rather they are dreamed up and carefully devised. The name represents my skeptical views towards the ‘facts’ of science, reality, and notably gender. Who constructed these ‘facts’ anyway? Is everything not sci-fi to an extent?
PS. No equipment, or prior audio recording knowledge is necessary. Also, be in touch if you have any access needs.

Tickets are FREE. To book a spot, click here.

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.
Snacks and Drinks will be provided.
Quiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.
Audience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.
Face Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.
Support Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.
The SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.

If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

Supported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

Donate:
Donate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨

Image Credit: SQIFF

SQIFF Queer Screening: Edinburgh Takeover with Edinburgh Arts Festival & Rhubaba - SOLD OUT
2025-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | French Institute, West Parliament Sq, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF, United Kingdom
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**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. Edinburgh Arts Festival are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact elle@edinburghartfestival.com to be added to this!**

SQIFF are very excited to announce our collaboration with Rhubaba for the Edinburgh Art Festival. The evening will consist of a screening of short films, a panel discussion with Scottish QTIPOC filmmakers and food. The event will take place on the 18th March 2025 in the French Institute, Edinburgh.
All of the short films in the screening are taken from the SQIFF 2024 programme and with this we aim to bring a bit of the queer magic we experienced in Glasgow to Edinburgh. The selected films include works from our Scottish Shorts, Sci-Fi Meets Reality, Queer Asia, ★,。·::·ﾟ☆ “The Real Internet Is Inside You” ·ﾟ✧*:·ﾟ✧ and Drag & Performance Through Censorship events. The selection highlights a range of techniques and genres in queer filmmaking including digital animation, text-based film, collage and live-action. It also explores a diverse range of topics such as young trans girlhood, intimate friendships between men of colour, medical drag-satire and more.
All of the selected films are either directed by and/or have a central focus on QTIPOC. This event aims to spotlight and celebrate queer people of colour in film. We will explore filmmaking techniques, community initiatives and future hopes for people of colour in queer film with a panel discussion after the screenings. And after that, we will end by chatting over food and drink provided by the festival.
Curated by Nat Lall.
Tickets are FREE. To book, click here and you’ll be redirected to the Edinburgh Arts Festival website.

Films in this programme include:
A Float, Dir. Isabel Barfod, 2023, United Kingdom, 3 min

A Float explores subtle modes of refusal through the lens of a Black Queer swimmer in a hostile environment. Set in a Victorian era public swimming pool, A Float follows our protagonist as they access alternate realities, speculated futures and enact small acts of revenge.

Content Notes: Depiction of racism.

Access Notes: Contains flashing imagery.

Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology, Dir. El Jones, 2023, United Kingdom, 14 min

Dr. XYZ is a community-made trans+ healthcare training film and ethnofiction. It is an exercise in queering the public information film genre, shot in 16mm. The film weaves ethnographic healthcare accounts from Birmingham’s trans+ community with moments of drag-satire re-enactment to depict a collective vision of the UK’s healthcare system.

Content notes: Discussion of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, mental health issues, medical neglect within NHS, transphobia, ableism, racism, passing culture, self-medicating, gender dysphoria, medical waiting lists, explicit language. Depiction of animated genitalia.

Scrapped Fabric, Dir. Jake Muñoz Consing, 2024, Philippines, 11 min

Fearing her mother’s disapproval, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric (“retaso”).

Content notes: Discussion of transphobia.

Farewell, Dir. Soham Kundu, 2024, United Kingdom, 15 min

Two friends: one with a broken heart, the other on the brink of marriage. Together they set out on a day’s journey that leads them to confront their past amidst shared grief and hopes for a brighter future. Centred around intimate friendships between men of colour, Farewell presents evolving expressions of modern masculinity.

Content notes: Depiction of cigarette use.

Diffused in Marginalised Orders, Dir. Florence To, 2024, United Kingdom, 3 min

Words have a powerful role in shaping identity and transforming our lived experiences. The Scottish-born Hong Kong artist uses texts that ignite deep connections and solidarity. Their work confronts the dispossessions wrought by imperialism and challenges complicity in public amnesia about ongoing injustices, redefining our relationship within social barriers and power struggles in public spaces.

Access notes: Flashing light and rapid visual effects.

Bellydance Vogue, Dir. Hadi Moussally, 2020, Lebanon, 5 min

“My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 during lockdown, and for the first time, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one”

The film was made during quarantine.

Accessibility:

BSL-English interpretation for introduction and discussions.
English Descriptive Subtitles.
This event is located upstairs in the Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard space at the French Institute of Scotland, accessible via stairs or lift.
You will enter the building at street level via the entrance on George IV Bridge, where a reception desk is available for directions to the space or the lift.
Accessing this venue is an uphill walk from Waverley Station. For a step-free journey, travel along Market Street, left along North Bank Street towards the Bank of Scotland, and find the French Institute across the road.
If travel costs would be a barrier to attending this workshop, please contact Rhubaba (admin@rhubaba.org) or EAF (info@edinburghartfestival.com) to arrange travel reimbursement.

If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

This event is part of Refractions: New Conceptions of Film + Photography (15 Jan—18 Mar). Co-created by the EAF Civic Programme and Rhubaba, this free event series aims to connect marginalised people with creativity through film, ceramics, writing, and more. Find out more here.

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Collaging our Films (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
2025-03-30 14:00 - 18:00 | Transmission Gallery, 28 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, United Kingdom
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Are you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films?
SQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery.
Nat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE.
Each workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about!

Information on this session (4/4):
In our final session, we will edit the film and sound clips from previous sessions into a finished film.
I’ll show you where and how you can download free film editing software. then I’ll give you a little demonstration of how I edit films.
I treat the editing process the same way I would treat a paper collage. I start editing when I have all my materials to hand and then I cut, copy and paste the clips in and around each other.
For me, this is really when the whole narrative comes together. I don’t start with a clear structure. Using the clips of improvised sound and image, I piece together a story and add in a little bits narration of when needed.
PS. No existing software licenses or experience of film software is necessary. I will show you free-to-use options and help you install them on your own laptops. If you do not own laptop, please be in touch and we will organise one for you to borrow.

Tickets are FREE. To book a spot, click here.

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.
Snacks and Drinks will be provided.
Quiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.
Audience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.
Face Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.
Support Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.
The SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.

If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.

Supported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

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